I'm back! Oh life has been so busy, and I went and saw Les Miserables (again) last night. It's always way better on stage, even if I love the movie.

Anyway, here's a little story about Sam and her thoughts on children (kinda). You'll have to read to get a better grasp of it.

Enjoy!

Sam Manson looked herself up and down in the mirror one last time before nodding and heading for the door. "Danny we're going to be late if you don't hurry." She called out to her husband.

Danny Fenton came around the corner. "It's no big deal, my parents will understand."

Sam sighed and got in the car to wait for him. She loved his parents but they could be a little too much sometimes. It only got worse when she and Danny got married and they were always trying to know every detail of their marriage. It was always "when are you two going to move into a real house?" and "when can we expect grandchildren?" which made her uncomfortable. She wanted children as much as the next woman but she wasn't ready. She and Danny had married young at 21 and had only been married for just over a year. She wanted more time just the two of them, and Danny completely understood that. She knew he would be a fantastic dad but she wanted to be financially stable and happy.

"Sorry I took so long Sam, we'll only be five minutes late. Unless we drive like my parents but..."

"Just drive." Sam said with a laugh.

"By the way Sam, I apologize in advance for anything that my parents say that may upset you. They're on a real baby kick since Jazz and Tucker got engaged."

Sam sighed. "I'll be fine. Your parents mean well and I know that."

"It's still not fair to you or me that they continue to do it."

"Let's just go to dinner and get it over with."

"Danny! Sam! Come on in!" Jack Fenton said giving them a bear hug.

"Hey Dad, it's good to see you." Danny said trying to breathe. Maddie Fenton walked into the front hallway and smiled warmly at the couple who were being let out of her husband's strong grip.

"Hi Mrs. Fenton," Sam said smiling at the woman who was like a second mother to her. "It's been a while."

"It has been, too bad you two couldn't make it when Tucker and Jazz came by to share their news. They were so excited but they mentioned they had already told you."

Danny spoke this time. "They did, I mean I am Tucker's best friend so he came to me first to ask if I thought it was a good idea."

"Oh it's going to be so fun! Another wedding and before you know it, we'll have grandchildren running all around our house." Maddie said.

Sam stiffened. Her face dropped knowing that they wanted it so bad but she couldn't give it to them yet. Danny noticed his wife looked uncomfortable and changed the subject. "So Dad mentioned you were working on a new ghost hunting weapon?"

"Oh Danny-boy, you're going to love this one! It's a handheld machine that when the trigger is pulled, it shoots out..." Jack said and blathered to Danny about it while Sam let out a sigh of relief and watched as Danny nodded intently at everything his father said. Maddie frowned at Danny's sudden change in subject and went to go finish making dinner.

Jack continued to explain to Danny a new idea he was working on through dinner and the conversation constantly veered away from the subject of children, even though Maddie was constantly trying to bring it up.

After dinner, they went into the living room to play some games, which Sam had agreed to because she loved how animated Jack and Maddie were when playing. She regretted it when they wanted to play Pictionary but with their own ideas.

Danny offered to go first but Sam went first instead. She tried to think about the furthest thing away from babies as possible and drew some palm trees around a pool for the word "resort". Her efforts were futile as Maddie drew a little girl in big extravagant clothes for the word "dress-up". She gushed over how cute her granddaughter would look playing dress up and or how her grandson would look pretending to be a police officer or a ghost hunter.

Eventually Sam couldn't take it anymore. She lost it on the two of them. "I GET IT! I get that you two want grandchildren more than anything especially since Danny's married and Jazz is about to get married but you need to understand that not everyone wants children right away! Danny and I have been married for almost two years and we're still young and still have a month left of college. We aren't READY to have children. I'm sorry about it, but that's the truth!"

Maddie and Jack stared at her in shock. Danny sighed and backed his wife up. "Mom, Dad, I know this may be a bit of a shock, but I'm on the same boat as her. I love you two, but we're only twenty-two. Even you two didn't have Jazz until you were twenty-six. We will be having kids, just not in the immediate future."

"I guess we have been a bit pushy haven't sweetums." Jack said to his wife.

Maddie nodded her head. She turned to the younger couple and said, "We're sorry Sam. We didn't mean to be so forward with it. But I'm guessing from how you reacted, Jazz and Tucker haven't told you. The reason they're not getting married until this time next year instead of in a few months like they wanted is because Jazz is pregnant."

Danny and Sam's jaws dropped in shock at the sudden news. Jazz was already pregnant?

"But... but I thought they were going to wait until Jazz was finished her P.H.D!" Danny cried.

"It was a surprise that's for sure, but Jazz and Tucker think they're ready, I mean they are living together already and Tucker's job does pay him well. That's why we've been so excited about children lately. We're sorry if it came off the wrong way." Maddie answered. "We get that you aren't ready. You two need to enjoy what little time you have together, just the two of you. Because before you know it, you'll be like the two of us, wondering where time went, especially since we don't have the same stamina as you."

Danny and Sam blushed and Jack laughed heartily at her comment. Sam spoke again. "I am sorry about what I said. I'm not ready yet, but when I am and when I do get pregnant, I'll be sure to let you know right away, even if it's a few years down the road."

Three years later, Sam called up Jack and Maddie one afternoon.

"Are you two busy?" she asked.

"No, we're just babysitting Lizzy right now. Come on over!" Maddie told her cheerfully.

When she arrived she ran in and hugged Maddie with almost as much ferocity as Jack would have. "Mrs. Fenton-"

"Maddie," she corrected.

"Right, I'll eventually get used to that. Maddie... I'm pregnant! Danny doesn't know yet. I can't wait to see his face!"

The older woman smiled warmly at her daughter-in-law. "Oh Sam, I'm so happy for you. But you need to leave right now and tell Danny. He's going to be so happy. He loves you more than anything in the world and hearing that you're going to have his child will be one of the happiest days of his life."

"I'm finally ready Maddie. I'm going to be a mom."

The end! Maddie is just so understanding! Stay tuned because I'll (eventually) have the next one shot up!